Exhibit 99.1

Investor Contact:
Kiley Fleming
(615) 855-5525

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. - December 6, 2001 - Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG)
today reported total retail sales for the four-week fiscal period ended November
30, 2001, equaled $478.8 million compared with $397.4 million for the four-week
period ended November 24, 2000, an increase of 20.5 percent. Because of the
Company's 53-week fiscal year in 2000, the Company's fiscal and calendar periods
in 2001 do not coincide. For the four-week calendar period ended November 30,
2001, total sales increased 13.7 percent and same-store sales increased 2.8
percent compared with a 1.4 percent increase in same-store sales for the
four-week period ended December 1, 2000. During the period, the Company
experienced a double-digit sales increase in the hardware, toys and seasonal
merchandise category. The Company experienced a sales decline in the basic
apparel category, which may have been adversely impacted by warmer than normal
temperatures in the Company's markets.

For the 43-week fiscal period ended November 30, 2001, Dollar General's total
retail sales increased 20.2 percent to $4.2 billion from $3.5 billion for the
43-week period ended November 24, 2000. For the 43-week calendar period ended
November 30, 2001, total sales increased 18.8 percent and same-store sales
increased 7.1 percent compared with a 0.7 percent increase in same-store sales
for the 43-week period ended December 1, 2000.

Sales Outlook:
Because of the Company's 53-week fiscal year in 2000, the Company's fiscal and
calendar periods in 2001 do not coincide. For the five-week fiscal period of
December ending January 4, 2002, the Company expects total sales to increase 5-7
percent compared with total sales for the five-week period ended December 29,
2000. For the five-week calendar period, same-store sales are expected to
increase 3-5 percent compared with a flat same-store sales comparison for the
five-week period ended January 5, 2001. December sales results will be released
on Thursday, January 10, 2002.

Weekly sales trends are announced on Mondays after the market closes and can be
attained online at www.dollargeneral.com or by calling (615) 855-5529.

Dollar General operates more than 5,400 neighborhood stores in 27 states.


This press release contains historical and forward-looking information. The
forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company believes the
assumptions underlying these forward-looking statements are reasonable; however,
any of the assumptions could be inaccurate, and therefore, actual results may
differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. The
factors that may result in actual results differing from such forward-looking
information include, but are not limited to: the Company's ability to maintain
adequate liquidity through its cash resources and credit facilities; the
Company's ability to comply with the terms of the Company's credit facilities
(or obtain waivers for non-compliance), including with respect to the timely
delivery of the Company's financial statements; general transportation and
distribution delays or interruptions; inventory risks due to shifts in market
demand; changes in product mix; interruptions






in suppliers' businesses; fuel price and interest rate fluctuations; a
deterioration in general economic conditions caused by acts of war or terrorism;
temporary changes in demand due to weather patterns; delays associated with
building, opening and operating new stores; the results of the Company's
on-going restatement and audit process; the degree of cooperation between the
predecessor auditor and the successor auditor in the audit process; and the
impact of the litigation and any regulatory proceedings related to such
restatements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release any
revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect events
or circumstances occurring after the date of this report or to reflect the
occurrence of unanticipated events.


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